IIT Bombay: Students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay suspended their hunger strike after the institute partially rolled back the fee hike. Students of IIT Bombay tweeted, that all their demands have been considered and the students thanked everyone who supported them and stood with them in this struggle. The strike spanned for more than a month.
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“Victory!!! Administration bows down to students’ persistent struggle over one month. Almost all our demands were considered and the fee hike was partially rolled back. We finally are suspending our hunger strike. We thank everyone who stood in solidarity with our struggle,” said a tweet from the “IIT Bombay Students Against Fee Hike” Twitter account.
The second phase of the hunger strike against the fee hike started on July 28, 2022, as the students demanded to withdraw the Boards of Governer’s resolution that suggested a 5% of annual fee hike and also include student representatives in the standing committee for students fee concerns.
As per the students, the administration has agreed to reduce the HAF amount of Rs 1800 and has provided the option of paying SMA in two instalments. The institute has also extended the deadline till August 31, 2022, for paying the fee.
Now, the students have decided to accept the proposal. However, they have said they if the conditions are not fulfilled by the above-mentioned date, they’ll strengthen their struggle.
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